Russian President Vladimir Putin did not discuss Belarus' recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with Alexander Lukashenko.

According to APA's Moscow correspondent, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said this.

According to Peskov, Moscow expects Belarus to make a free and timely decision on recognizing Crimea as part of Russia.

The Kremlin spokesman said that during the meeting in Sochi, Putin and Lukashenko did not discuss Belarus' recognition of Crimea as Russian territory.